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May
16Microsoft's Facebook-Driven Search Engine
A look at socialmediatoday.com's article on Microsoft Bing's revamped look.
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15Link Building Tips
If you want to improve your SERP rankings, then you must focus on link building. Follow these tips!
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14Measuring Marketing ROI
Posted by: Gianna Neri in BusinessA look at ifbyphone's infographic on the ROI for marketing programs.
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11Google's Penguin Algorithm Update: Have You Been Affected?
Posted by: Eric Wood in Search Engine OptimizationRecently Google released their Penguin algorithm update which effected a fairly small amount of websites, but still scared many. So let's break down what you need to know with the latest Google algorithm update.
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07Cost vs. Value: Making a Good Website
Posted by: Gianna Neri in BusinessWe are always asked, "How much does a website cost," and the answer is not a simple one. First, you must understand all that goes into a well-crafted site.
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03Building Your SEO Power Team
Everyone knows the importance of SEO and maybe even what strategies will earn you success, but does your company have the right team to facilitate those strategies?
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02Notable Google Analytics Changes
A look at iMediaConnection's most recent article on Google Analytics.
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01LinkedIn Is the B2B Conversion Rate King
Posted by: Gianna Neri in BusinessLinkedIn is the social networking site most likely to get your business conversion rates. Is your account optimized for that opportunity?
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30Major Social Media Brand Fails
Posted by: Gianna Neri in BusinessA look at a recent iMedia article on three errors brands are still making on social networking sites.
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27Deliver Powerful Email Video
Posted by: Gianna Neri in BusinessEmail is the most popular form of direct marketing, but how can you make it more effective?
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26Combining Paid and Organic Search Marketing for Synergistic Success
A look at Richard Carey's article on paid and organic search marketing campaigns.
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25Foursquare's Benefits for Business
Posted by: Gianna Neri in BusinessWith the passing of 4sqDay, we felt inspired to remind you the potential business growth Foursquare has to offer.
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24Mobile Shopper Facts
A look at Mashable's article on the surprising behaviors and trends of mobile shoppers
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23Not All Web Agencies Are Created Equal
Posted by: Rosanna Schatzki in BusinessCheck out how liQuidprint stacks up against your average online marketing agencies.
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23Google’s Matt Cutts Explains How Google Search Works
Posted by: Eric Wood in Search Engine OptimizationEnough with the reading already. Watch Matt Cutts explain how Google search really works.
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20How Site Navigation Can Influence Your Conversion Rate
Website design fads and trends are nice to look at, but they don't always warrant better results.
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19Current Mobile Marketing Trends
Posted by: Gianna Neri in BusinessA look at a recent Mashable article about the current top four mobile marketing trends.
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18Social Media Contest Tips
Posted by: Gianna Neri in BusinessHas your company considered hosting a social media contest? Before you follow through, make sure you adhere to these 7 tips.
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17Forming Customer Loyalty
A look at Marketing Charts's latest report on customer loyalty.
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16The Mobile Web & Responsive Design
Posted by: Casey Lentz in BusinessThe mobile Web is all about making the right Web experience for users. Responsive design may be the solution.
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13Keys To a Smooth Website Project
Posted by: Julie Camarato in BusinessCreating or recreating a website can be a daunting project, but here are a few tips we've learned along the way that are sure to help make the process a little more fluid.
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118 Signs of a Dated Website
Posted by: Gianna Neri in BusinessBeware of these eight warning signs that are a surefire way of identifying a dated website.
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09Intranets Improve Business
Posted by: Gianna Neri in BusinessIf you're looking for a way to improve upon your business's productivity and success, then creating an intranet for your company might be the right solution.
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04Mobile App Development Advice
Posted by: Gianna Neri in BusinessMobile applications are almost a required tool for every business these days. Look here for some need-to-know tips.
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02Enhancing Your iPad for Business Use
Posted by: Gianna Neri in BusinessImproving your iPad usage for business needs can improve your business success.
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30Umbraco 5 & the Hive
Umbraco v5 and a new tool called Hive provides adaptability and openness for its users.
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28Google Shifts To Semantic Search
Google is looking to branch out from its current keyword search method to a more intuitive system, semantic search.
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26Handling Negative Responses from Social Media
Learn how to transform negative social networking interactions into positive business development opportunities.
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23SnapTags: The New QR Code?
Posted by: Mike Benedetto in BusinessA new development in mobile marketing that's likely to replace the QR Code has emerged.
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22Quick Tips for Improving Your Website
Looking to freshen up your website without completely starting over? Read here for some fast and helpful solutions.
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21Flash and HTML5: Friends or Foes?
Ever since HTML5 was introduced, many people believed that Flash's time was up, but is HTML5 even a Flash replacement?
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16Helpful Twitter Tools For Businesses
Posted by: Gianna Neri in BusinessMany outside applications exist to supplement Twitter. Which ones are right for your company, though?
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13Twitter 201: The Ins and Outs for 2012
Twitter is no stranger to businesses' current social media plans by now, but are all companies keeping abreast with its evolution?
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12Pinterest for Business
The Internet's hottest new social media site isn't just for brides-to-be. Pinterest has plenty to contribute to companies' branding, SEO, and marketing efforts.
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09Social Recruiting for Job Seekers
Posted by: Gianna Neri in BusinessSocial recruiting isn't only beneficial for employers. Those seeking employment can utilize this tool to boost their professional reputations and find jobs that fit perfectly with their skills.
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08Social Recruiting for Employers
Posted by: Gianna Neri in BusinessSocial media, if used correctly, can effectively engage and acquire the best talent in your company's industry.
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273 Types of Blogs to Consider Adding to the Company Website
There are three types of blogs a company can incorporate onto their website to keep their consumers more engaged and informed. Each has their own effect on it’s readers as the information shared is typically quite different. Although the setup and structure is usually the same, it is the writers who differ in creating content for any of the three: corporate, employee, and/or third party blogs.
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20Blogs Drive Interest, Freshness & Traffic To Your Website
Posted by: Eric Wood in Associations, Branding , Business, Ecommerce, Real Estate, Search Engine OptimizationBlogs have the ability to enhance traffic to a company’s website. The more often you post the more often they show up in search engines, thus driving more traffic to the site.
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09Press Releases: A Cheap Way To Advertise
To the forgetful companies that can't remember what the press release is or what it does, allow this informative piece to refresh your memory.
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02Social Media For Associations - A Continual Event
One of the many beauties of associations typically is the abundance of content gathered together or generated about a specific topic. This information is meant for their members and and readers. The information is there for the taking, but why can't users find it easily?
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24App or Mobile Optimized Website, That is the Question
Depending on the functionality of the app, they can be very profitable. If it improves the user experience enough or increases sales due to simplicity on the smartphone, then by all means the value could be there.
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12E-Commerce: Making the Customer Feel Home, At Home
A quality ecommerce experience encourages a visitor to go forward with a purchase simply by creating a safe, customer friendly atmosphere.
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04Five Features That Are Critical to Any Company Intranet
Whether they're thought of as a private, secure corner of the internet at large or an entire electronic world unto themselves, intranets perform many roles that are essential to the continued prosperity of a modern business.
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20Pay Per Click Ads: The Silver Bullet of Online Marketing
Unlike traditional advertising, pay per click advertising is a fast, efficient model that only draws noticeable financial resources when it is being effective and ultimately profitable.
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15Holiday Season eCommerce Must Listen To Consumer Trend Research on Retailers
'Black Friday' was once the big make or break date in American retail, but the rapid spread of e-commerce has turned holiday shopping into an adventure that, though concentrated on a few significant dates, is now spread throughout the season.
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01Utilizing Paid Search in a Highly Competitive Market
Although effective, paid search can also be quite expensive to advertise your products or services to the right buyers, as competition can be fierce. However, there are a few steps you can take to reduce cost while engaging potential customers.
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29Web Video Drives Sales By Showing the Customer What They Need
Posted by: Eric Wood in Associations, Branding , Business, Ecommerce, Real Estate, Search Engine OptimizationWeb video is often more than just another way to catch a customer's attention: It can be what clinches a sale.
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28Drupal Or Umbraco: Which CMS Should My Business Use?
Posted by: Eric Wood in Content Management SystemsTo start there are technical differences between Umbraco and Drupal. Drupal uses PHP and usually runs on Linux operating systems while Umbraco uses .NET and runs on Microsoft operating systems.
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27A/B Testing Is Essential to Maximizing the Profits a Business Can Receive From its Website
Beyond helping to determine the general look of a website that has just been launched, A/B Testing can be an essential tool for evaluating and troubleshooting existing sites and interfaces. A business, for instance, may know through tools like Google Analytics that it receives a high number of visitors but that, for some reason, most of them never follow through with or complete the ordering process for one of their products.
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117 Factors Businesses Should Follow While Using Social Media
Posted by: liQuidprint in Associations, Branding , Business, Ecommerce, Real Estate, Search Engine OptimizationFollowing these 7 criteria will help the company develop a platform, client acquisition, increase sales, and better brand awareness.
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10Landing Page Design Is The Key To Your Advertising Success
Designing a landing page can enhance the effectiveness of advertisements. The general goal of landing pages is to convert site users into sales leads, and by using a landing page to direct sales copy, marketers can use click-through and conversion rates to analyze the success of advertisement.
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04Internet Marketing Can Open Doors of Opportunity
Posted by: liQuidprint in Associations, Branding , Business, Ecommerce, Real Estate, Search Engine OptimizationIncorporating SEM (Search Engine Marketing), SEO (Search Engine Optimization), email marketing, social media and affiliate marketing to your website initiatives during an Internet marketing campaign can speed up the interactions and different stages pertaining to the CEC (Customer Engagement Cycle).
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03Web Hosting Can Make All The Difference In Your Sites Dependability
Posted by: liQuidprint in Associations, Branding , Business, Content Management Systems, Ecommerce, Real Estate, Search Engine OptimizationFor better quality and understanding of web hosting, companies should consider allowing a web-development company to host their site.
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29Enhance Relationships Through Email Marketing
Advertisers and companies have an easier time communicating and producing results through email marketing strategies.
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28Seasonal SEO Can Prove To Be Beneficial for Businesses
Posted by: liQuidprint in Associations, Branding , Business, Ecommerce, Real Estate, Search Engine OptimizationWondering how to bring more traffic to the company website? Try implementing seasonal SEO into the marketing strategy.
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26Google Makes Changes to Place Pages
Google will no longer be showing the count for 3rd party reviews on their main search page.
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22Real Estate SEO: Getting Your Listings in Front of Targeted Audiences
Posted by: Eric Wood in Associations, Branding , Business, Ecommerce, Real Estate, Search Engine OptimizationWhen trying to get your website to perform better, it is important to do your research, incorporate your findings and then network with your community.
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21Stop Coming Up in the Keyword Search Under Boring
Posted by: liQuidprint in Associations, Branding , Business, Ecommerce, Real Estate, Search Engine OptimizationDon't put readers to sleep with boring writing!
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20Protecting Your Online Reputation: How to Defend Your Brand When Competitors Attack
Posted by: Eric Wood in Associations, Branding , Business, Ecommerce, Real Estate, Search Engine OptimizationSo, how do you protect your brand in these unethical SEO wars? There are a few simple ways to start at least monitoring your brand so you can take appropriate action if you notice any significant changes.
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19Create Interactive Web Apps Using AJAX
Posted by: liQuidprint in Associations, Branding , Business, Content Management Systems, Ecommerce, Search Engine OptimizationWhen a site is designed using AJAX (Asynchronous JavaScript and XML) web applications can be developed and altered from both the web developer's end and clients end.
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15Social Media Sites, Facebook and Twitter Get More Advanced
Social sites Facebook and Twitter testing new ways to communicate.
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14The New Marketplace; F-Commerce
Posted by: liQuidprint in Associations, Branding , Business, Ecommerce, Real Estate, Search Engine OptimizationThere's always new strategies and techniques to sell products. The new up-incoming trend is using F-commerce.
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13Are You Doing Enough to be Liked and Followed
Posted by: liQuidprint in Associations, Branding , Business, Ecommerce, Real Estate, Search Engine OptimizationFind out how to gain Facebook Likers and Twitter Followers.
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12Connecting Videos, Blogs, and E-Mails for More Site Traffic
Follow an easy 7-step process using videos, blogs, and e-mails to improve site traffic.
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06Building E-Commerce Websites
Posted by: liQuidprint in Associations, Branding , Business, Content Management Systems, Ecommerce, Search Engine OptimizationUse E-Commerce websites as your online marketplace.
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30The New Way to Socialize, Google+
Check out Google+, the new social network by Google.
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29Stay Updated with Google Alerts
Using Google Alerts you'll receive new updates on the top 20 web results or top 10 news results for terms you specify to the system.
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28Subscribe to MLS Feed for Real Estate Site
Posted by: liQuidprint in Associations, Branding , Business, Ecommerce, Real Estate, Search Engine OptimizationHaving an MLS feed that is functional and properly setup can increase potential opportunities for your company.
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27Understand Your Website By Using Google Analytics
Posted by: liQuidprint in Associations, Branding , Business, Content Management Systems, Ecommerce, Search Engine OptimizationCan you honestly say without analytics what you're users are doing on your site? It's time to understand consumers and target them, market the company, optimize their values.
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23Incorporating Blogs Can Improve Company Websites
Posted by: liQuidprint in Associations, Branding , Business, Ecommerce, Real Estate, Search Engine OptimizationWant more visitors and interaction on the company website? Then add a blog.
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22Content Management Systems Make for Easy Website Modifications
Using content management systems to easily modify a website.
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21Energizing Website Applications with ColdFusion
Posted by: liQuidprint in Associations, Branding , Business, ColdFusion, Content Management Systems, Search Engine OptimizationUtilize the powerful web application development platform, ColdFusion.
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16Marketing Strategies to Boost Mobile Social Media
Incorporating mobile social media into the business strategy.
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14Becoming a Winner Using Online Video
Gaining more product awareness through using online video.
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13Creating Successful Sites
Six simple steps to creating a successful site.
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06Usability: Testing Your Product Early Can Prevent Trouble in the Future
Performing usability testing early will help your website in the future. Generate satisfied customers and a site that is much easier to use. Make sure you have a helpful, well-designed, interactive, visually appealing website that will become a success.
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08HTML5 vs Adobe Flash. The Battle Continues...
It has been made clear that a battle has been declared between HTML5 and Adobe Flash, and it's not only seem by the tech geeks, consumers are feeling the raft as well.
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2587 Internet Marketing Questions For Your Website
Posted by: Eric Wood in Associations, Branding , Business, Ecommerce, Real Estate, Search Engine OptimizationImproving your website doesn't have to be complex, but it does take a little thinking.
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22Using Personas To Your Advantage
Posted by: Eric Wood in AssociationsEstablishing a "persona" is an important part of determining what is happening on your website. A persona is a characterization of a type of visitor to your website.
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23Social Sign-On A Sign Of The Future
After years of speculation social sign-on is proving to be an effective way of registering users. Social sign-on, which allows users to sign-in online using their profiles from Facebook, Google, Twitter or other social websites, is becoming more and more mainstream as Yahoo and Bing recently incorporated Facebook into their sign-in process. This may be one of the few places Google will follow behind the trend.
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07QR Codes & Real Estate
Posted by: liQuidprint in Real EstateQR codes can be a great way to tie your advertising to your website. Find out more about this new technology from David Sutter, our Account Manager for Real Estate.
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09Are You Ready For A Site Refresh?
It’s only been 2 years since your site was last designed. Yet for some reason your site seems outdated. It’s old, especially considering the web changes every 6 months. Well maybe it’s time for a refresh to make sure you’re up to date with today’s layouts and designs.
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26Big hit...Put Illinois to Work
Posted by: Mike Montgomery in BusinessPut Illinois to Work is an initiative funded through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.
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25Cloud Computing 2010 Survey Results
Posted by: Mike Montgomery in Business200 IT professionals surveyed to learn about concerns and priorities.
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16Site Refresh Drops Big Bounce
27% drop in bounce rate means users are not giving up and going somewhere else.
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15First Year Anniversary of Google Apps Reseller Status
Posted by: Mike Montgomery in BusinessIt's our first year anniversary with Google. I hope they get us something nice!
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12Kline May Realty Gets a New Home
Kline May Realty (www.KlineMay.com) goes live with great cheering and celebrations!
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05Google Launches Personal Search for Everyone
Posted by: Mike Montgomery in Associations, Branding , Business, ColdFusion, Content Management Systems, Search Engine OptimizationIn what may be the biggest change ever to come to the search engine results page, Google announced that Personalized Search is now the default behavior even if you are not logged in to a Google account.
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16Cora Bett Thomas Selects liQuidprint
Posted by: Mike Montgomery in Real EstateCora Bett Thomas Realty has selected liQuidprint to build their next Web site. The broker, known throughout the industry, has engaged the Real Estate team at liQuidprint to build the future home of CoraBettThomas.com. "We couldn't be happier with our selection of liQuidprint. Their innovation and committment to our success made them the obvious choice."
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21PCI Compliance Issues
Posted by: Mike Montgomery in Branding , ColdFusion, Content Management Systems, Ecommerce, Search Engine OptimizationEnsuring your site is compliant with the Payment Card Industry (PCI) is critical to the success of any online store. PCI compliance, a requirement for every online merchant, is intended to protect consumer data from fraud and identity theft.
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